Audi becomes the first automaker to launch Spotify’s fully native in-car app

Ingolstadt, October 21, 2026 – Audi is the first automaker in the world to integrate Spotify’s full native app experience directly into the vehicle. Through its integration with Android Automotive OS, the new Spotify App operates directly through the vehicle’s infotainment system, without requiring a connected smartphone. Features including music videos, real-time lyrics, and Spotify Jam automatically adjust based on whether the vehicle is being driven or is parked. Beginning October 21, 2026, the native Spotify app will be exclusively available through the Audi Application Store for supported newer Audi models based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE), and Premium Platform Combustion (PPC) architecture. This currently applies to the Audi A6 e-tron and Audi Q6 e-tron as well as to the Audi A5, Audi Q5 and Audi A6 from model year 2026.

Key facts about the new native Spotify app

• Audi is the first automaker to offer Spotify’s fully native app directly in the vehicle
• Audi, Cariad and Spotify collaborated closely to optimize the app’s integration with Android Automotive OS
• The app runs directly through the vehicle’s infotainment system without requiring smartphone tethering
• Available features include for the first time music videos and real-time lyrics as well as Spotify Jam and Spotify DJ
• When the vehicle is parked, full feature set and expanded browsing become available on the center MMI display
• On equipped vehicles, supported features remain available on the front passenger display while the vehicle is in motion
• Available beginning October 21 for supported Audi models built on the PPE and PPC architecture from the model year 2026 onwards – initially exclusively via the Audi Application Store

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